It is time for one my occasional quizzes again. This time it is a
music quiz. There are 15 clips. For each clip there are one to three questions, with a total of ten points per clip. There are also some
small hints with each clip. The music ranges from classical to rock
and a few items in between.
As always, no other aid than your own knowledge and post the answers to
the newsgroup. I am aiming at posting the results on Saturday 6th.
Have fun!
1. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/01.mp3
This is from one of the most famous classical works you can find,
although the clip is not from the very famous part of this work.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Name the work. (5p.)
2. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/02.mp3
This is the opening from an album from the height of the fusion era,
and this song has become a standard well beyond the fusion style,
recorded by many artists.
a) Name the band. (5p.)
b) Name either the tune or the album. (5p.)
3. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/03.mp3
This is the opening from the first album of this classic
heavy-metal band. Since the the band, the album and the song
all have the same name, there is only one question.
a) Give that name. (10p.)
4. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/04.mp3
Steeleye Span are known as a folk-rock band, but here they are
tackling a song from musical play from the first half of the 20th
century. On the Steeleye Span album, they use an alternate title
which you can hear in the clip.
a) Give the title normally used (and which is also is the name of
the character singing the song in the play) or give the name of
the play itself. (5p.)
b) Give one of i) The composer ii) The author of the original
lyrics or iii) or the translator of the English version. (5p.)
5. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/05.mp3
This piece of music is the oldest in this quiz. It is also one
of these really famous works that everyone knows about.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Name the work. (5p.)
6. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/06.mp3
This is a song with the Swedish singer Kal P. Dal named "Kungens Knall".
It is a cover with Swedish lyrics loosely drawn from the original,
recorded by a Canadian band. Although Kal P. Dal does not retain
the most famous gimmick in the original, you may still be able to
spot the song.
a) Name that Canadian band. (5p.)
b) Give the original English title. (5p.)
7. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/07.mp3
This is from a album released just a few months back with duets
for cello and piano. Some of these pieces were originally written
for that format, while others have been rearranged. Beethoven is
the dominating composer, but this is a piece from 1967.
a) Give the composer. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the piece. (5p.)
8. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/08.mp3
A classic from the big-band era. Beware that I've cut out about
15 seconds from the clip, which is quite long enough anyway.
a) Give the band or the band leader. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the song. (5p.)
9. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/09.mp3
This artist was known for assuming several different personas, and
the title of this song is exactly the name of maybe the most
well-known of these personas.
a) Name the artist (5p.)
b) Give the name of the song and the persona. (5p.)
10. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/10.mp3
This is the end of a popular orchestra piece which repeats the
same melody a number times with a crescendo for each repetition
until this leads to the very quick breakdown that you hear in the
clip.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Give the name of this work. (5p.)
11. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/11.mp3.
This is a song with Donna Summer called "Protection". It is not
one of her big hits, but maybe you can still spot the song-writer,
who is one of the most famous artists of our days - but
certainly not as a disco artist. To my knowing, this is the only
song that the artist wrote for summer. You can also hear this
artist on the solo guitar towards the end of the clip.
a) Name the song-writer. (10p.)
12. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/12.mp3
This is a home recording, so don't try to identify the band. But
once the moped has faded away you will hear a well-known melody.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the piece or the work it is drawn from. (5p.)
13. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/13.mp3
Everybody knows this band. This is just one of their many hits.
a) Name the band. (5p.)
b) Name the song. (5p.)
14. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/14.mp3
Save for a short piano introduction, this is the opening from a
very classic jazz album. Note that the artist, composer and
band leader has yet to join in on the tune when the clip ends.
a) Name this artist and band leader. (5p.)
b) Name the album or just the song. (5p.)
15. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/15.mp3
This song was written in 1931, but it was its inclusion in a film
that this recording is taken from that made the song immortal.
a) Name the song. (4p.)
b) Name the film. (4p.)
c) Name the actor singing (2p.)
1. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/01.mp3
This is from one of the most famous classical works you can find,
although the clip is not from the very famous part of this work.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Name the work. (5p.)
2. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/02.mp3
This is the opening from an album from the height of the fusion era,
and this song has become a standard well beyond the fusion style,
recorded by many artists.
a) Name the band. (5p.)
b) Name either the tune or the album. (5p.)
3. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/03.mp3
This is the opening from the first album of this classic
heavy-metal band. Since the the band, the album and the song
all have the same name, there is only one question.
a) Give that name. (10p.)
4. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/04.mp3
Steeleye Span are known as a folk-rock band, but here they are
tackling a song from musical play from the first half of the 20th
century. On the Steeleye Span album, they use an alternate title
which you can hear in the clip.
a) Give the title normally used (and which is also is the name of
the character singing the song in the play) or give the name of
the play itself. (5p.)
b) Give one of i) The composer ii) The author of the original
lyrics or iii) or the translator of the English version. (5p.)
6. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/06.mp3
This is a song with the Swedish singer Kal P. Dal named "Kungens Knall".
It is a cover with Swedish lyrics loosely drawn from the original,
recorded by a Canadian band. Although Kal P. Dal does not retain
the most famous gimmick in the original, you may still be able to
spot the song.
a) Name that Canadian band. (5p.)
b) Give the original English title. (5p.)
7. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/07.mp3
This is from a album released just a few months back with duets
for cello and piano. Some of these pieces were originally written
for that format, while others have been rearranged. Beethoven is
the dominating composer, but this is a piece from 1967.
a) Give the composer. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the piece. (5p.)
8. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/08.mp3
A classic from the big-band era. Beware that I've cut out about
15 seconds from the clip, which is quite long enough anyway.
a) Give the band or the band leader. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the song. (5p.)
9. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/09.mp3
This artist was known for assuming several different personas, and
the title of this song is exactly the name of maybe the most
well-known of these personas.
a) Name the artist (5p.)
b) Give the name of the song and the persona. (5p.)
11. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/11.mp3.
This is a song with Donna Summer called "Protection". It is not
one of her big hits, but maybe you can still spot the song-writer,
who is one of the most famous artists of our days - but
certainly not as a disco artist. To my knowing, this is the only
song that the artist wrote for summer. You can also hear this
artist on the solo guitar towards the end of the clip.
a) Name the song-writer. (10p.)
13. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/13.mp3
Everybody knows this band. This is just one of their many hits.
a) Name the band. (5p.)
b) Name the song. (5p.)
14. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/14.mp3
Save for a short piano introduction, this is the opening from a
very classic jazz album. Note that the artist, composer and
band leader has yet to join in on the tune when the clip ends.
a) Name this artist and band leader. (5p.)
b) Name the album or just the song. (5p.)
15. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/15.mp3
This song was written in 1931, but it was its inclusion in a film
that this recording is taken from that made the song immortal.
a) Name the song. (4p.)
b) Name the film. (4p.)
c) Name the actor singing (2p.)
It is time for one my occasional quizzes again. This time it is a
music quiz. There are 15 clips. For each clip there are one to three questions, with a total of ten points per clip. There are also some
small hints with each clip. The music ranges from classical to rock
and a few items in between.
As always, no other aid than your own knowledge and post the answers to
the newsgroup. I am aiming at posting the results on Saturday 6th.
Have fun!
1. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/01.mp3
This is from one of the most famous classical works you can find,
although the clip is not from the very famous part of this work.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Name the work. (5p.)
2. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/02.mp3
This is the opening from an album from the height of the fusion era,
and this song has become a standard well beyond the fusion style,
recorded by many artists.
a) Name the band. (5p.)
b) Name either the tune or the album. (5p.)
3. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/03.mp3
This is the opening from the first album of this classic
heavy-metal band. Since the the band, the album and the song
all have the same name, there is only one question.
a) Give that name. (10p.)
4. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/04.mp3
Steeleye Span are known as a folk-rock band, but here they are
tackling a song from musical play from the first half of the 20th
century. On the Steeleye Span album, they use an alternate title
which you can hear in the clip.
a) Give the title normally used (and which is also is the name of
the character singing the song in the play) or give the name of
the play itself. (5p.)
b) Give one of i) The composer ii) The author of the original
lyrics or iii) or the translator of the English version. (5p.)
5. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/05.mp3
This piece of music is the oldest in this quiz. It is also one
of these really famous works that everyone knows about.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Name the work. (5p.)
6. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/06.mp3
This is a song with the Swedish singer Kal P. Dal named "Kungens Knall".
It is a cover with Swedish lyrics loosely drawn from the original,
recorded by a Canadian band. Although Kal P. Dal does not retain
the most famous gimmick in the original, you may still be able to
spot the song.
a) Name that Canadian band. (5p.)
b) Give the original English title. (5p.)
7. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/07.mp3
This is from a album released just a few months back with duets
for cello and piano. Some of these pieces were originally written
for that format, while others have been rearranged. Beethoven is
the dominating composer, but this is a piece from 1967.
a) Give the composer. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the piece. (5p.)
8. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/08.mp3
A classic from the big-band era. Beware that I've cut out about
15 seconds from the clip, which is quite long enough anyway.
a) Give the band or the band leader. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the song. (5p.)
9. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/09.mp3
This artist was known for assuming several different personas, and
the title of this song is exactly the name of maybe the most
well-known of these personas.
a) Name the artist (5p.)
b) Give the name of the song and the persona. (5p.)
10. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/10.mp3
This is the end of a popular orchestra piece which repeats the
same melody a number times with a crescendo for each repetition
until this leads to the very quick breakdown that you hear in the
clip.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Give the name of this work. (5p.)
11. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/11.mp3.
This is a song with Donna Summer called "Protection". It is not
one of her big hits, but maybe you can still spot the song-writer,
who is one of the most famous artists of our days - but
certainly not as a disco artist. To my knowing, this is the only
song that the artist wrote for summer. You can also hear this
artist on the solo guitar towards the end of the clip.
a) Name the song-writer. (10p.)
12. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/12.mp3
This is a home recording, so don't try to identify the band. But
once the moped has faded away you will hear a well-known melody.
a) Name the composer. (5p.)
b) Give the name of the piece or the work it is drawn from. (5p.)
13. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/13.mp3
Everybody knows this band. This is just one of their many hits.
a) Name the band. (5p.)
b) Name the song. (5p.)
14. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/14.mp3
Save for a short piano introduction, this is the opening from a
very classic jazz album. Note that the artist, composer and
band leader has yet to join in on the tune when the clip ends.
a) Name this artist and band leader. (5p.)
b) Name the album or just the song. (5p.)
15. http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/15.mp3
This song was written in 1931, but it was its inclusion in a film
that this recording is taken from that made the song immortal.
a) Name the song. (4p.)
b) Name the film. (4p.)
c) Name the actor singing (2p.)
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